Thursday, March 19, 2009

Crew have big shoes to fill with Moreno out on opening day as his country prepares for Argentina. (Pic by: Quinn/Getty Images)

According to Shawn Mitchell, Alejandro Moreno and Duncan Oughton have been called up and will miss the home opener against Toronto FC. Which leaves a big question for the Crew on who they will start at forward. Also, Frankie Hejduk could be joining the USA squad for their match against El Salvador.

According to Mitchell:Moreno has been called up for Venezuela's qualifiers against Argentina on March 28 and Colombia on March 31.

Oughton will depart for Thailand on Monday morning for a pair of friendlies New Zealand will play on March 28 and 31. He'll rejoin the Crew in Salt Lake City in advance of its game with Real Salt Lake on April 2.